Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-09
OUR HAVERSACK.
The Reception of the Butler Club in Bos-
ton to Union Veterans.
a COMPLIMENTARY dlnner wns riren

ton to Union Veterans.
complimentary dinner was given to
soldiers of the Union army at the Quincy
House, Boston, Thursday afternoon by
the Butler club in commemoration of the
capture of Fort Hatteras, which was &C.
complished by the land and naval force
Speeches were made by Col. Plympton,
Gen. Butler Mayor O'Brien, CORPORAL
! Ianner and others. The Herald SAYS
Gen; stephen Thomas OF Vermont was
introduced in flattering terms. He said
ne thanked his old commander for remem-
Derlng him upon this OCCASION Some
thing has been said here, he continued,
IN relation to political parties. remem-
Der MN when we were original jackson
democrats. / served with him in the
democratic national convention in 1860,
aud then he foresaw what the South had
III mind. And | say, sir, that If it were
not for his sagacity and ingenuity
Washington would have fallen into the
hands OF the enemy. Applause. After
saving the national capital, he returned
to New England ana taught the people
patriotism. He raised brigade and went
back to the South. He went to New Or
leans, and no man showed more honor for
the nations flag. We have never done
Gen. Butler full credit, and | doubt if we
ever can. Applause. When first knew
him, he was the friend of all the poor in
MS own city. am prouder of the vote
cast Tor HIM than of any vote | ever cast
in my life" Applause
Notes from Camp and Post Throughout
the State.
The work on the &. A. II. hall in West
Burke is progressing finely.
In about two weeks the walls of the
Rutland memorial hail will be ready for
the roof
The date of the reunion of the Third
Vermont regiment has been fixed for DC
tober II, to be held in st. Johusbury.
Correspondence is now being had with a
number of eminent men who will be en-
gagged as speakers. Mr.. Montgomery has
been busy during the year gathering in
the names and whereabouts of the sur
wing members of the regiment and al
ready has list numbering over 500.
lhe annual reunion of Orange county
veterans at West Randolph closed Thurs
DAY. Several hundred people were pres
cut and barbecue and campfire We're the
closing exercises.
Department Commander 2. ID. Blodgett
will speak at the Orleans County Neter-
ant association at Barton sept 1914. A
large number of distinguished guests
have been Invited, including GOV Orms-
bee, Lieut.. GOV. Fuller, Gen. Stephen
Thomas, Col. Seaver and Col. Mansur
The Grafton will be delivered by Gen. w.
w. GrOut,
Twenty-ffth annlN ersary of Company B,
IL h VT Regt. was held at Waitstield Aug
30 Thirty-tive members of the company
responded to their names as Capt. Wilder
read the roll and nearly 40 more are
known to be living of the l0l and one who
went ont in the ranks. The programme
included an address of welcome by Rev
o. ID. Clapp a response in behalf of the
company by Lieut.. f. +. Palmer Of
waterbury; poem by Corp. ID. $ Stod
dard of Emporia, Kan, read 10y Harry
McAilster; addresses by Post Command
er A. Fisk and Lieut.. Gov. Fuller Of
Brattleboro. A social meeting was held
at the G. A. r. hall in the evening
The following pensions to Vermonters
are announced Ellen, widow of Coils
Key, West Cornwall; Jane, mother Of
David Rattray, West Burke; Eliz theth,
mother of Simon Wells original, George
H. Fuller, Montgomery Centre; increase,
w. f. More Warren original, III. A. Bur
bee, West Pawlet Bartlett ). Baird, Bar
nett; Il, 7. Collins, Huntington
W. A. Bickford, North Troy, minors
Jamestown, Essex and Chelsea orig
inal, Darius Whitcomb, deceased, Che sea-
Charles III. Joyce, Rutland Romance
Rice, Dover increase, Albert G. I.unt,
Albany; restoration and reissue, Silas
Stanley. Brandon; Georgiana, widow of
James Wallace, alias Grady, Lyndonville
Truman j. Waterman, North Tunbrldge
increase, Lemuel n Woods, Danyille
Leonard II. Folsom, Marshfield Abel w.
White, West Charleston reissue, Truman
Lawson, East Elmore.